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Sector critical for NZ
Protecting farmers and key workers in the rural sector must now be a high priority as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic start to hit this country.
B+LNZ suspends all events
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is suspending all events due to Covid-19.
Overseer in action at Lanercost
Overseer is proving valuable as a resource management and decision-making tool on Lanercost, Beef + Lamb NZ’s new farm in North Canterbury.
Pay rise for B+LNZ directors
Beef + Lamb NZ directors are in line for a pay rise this year.
Meat changes coming — report
New ideas of what equates to ‘premium’ in red meat are expected to change significantly in coming years, according to a new report from Beef+Lamb (B+LNZ).
Don’t force farms into forests
Farmers are warning that the Government’s proposed reforms to the Emissions Trading Scheme could accelerate conversion of productive pasture land into forestry.
Are you up for the challenge?
A new event for the 2020 Southern Field Days will be an ‘Amazing Race’-style challenge.
Brexit will remove some uncertainty
The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union on Friday and the beginning of trade negotiations between the two blocs removes come uncertainty for NZ’s meat industry.
Where are the workers?
Lack of skilled labour is a huge issue for sheep and beef farmers – and the meat industry as a whole.
Fewer lambs, less export volumes expected
NZ sheep and beef farmers achieved a lower lambing percentage in 2019 than in 2018, according to the latest Lamb Crop 2019 report.
